Overview
- The blaze broke out Monday afternoon inside a 130-by-80-meter hall, sending dense smoke that was visible across the area and briefly reducing visibility on nearby roads.
- About 110 personnel from fire, police and rescue services responded, with support from neighboring departments including Rüsselsheim and Kelsterbach.
- Employees had evacuated the hall before crews arrived after triggering the fire alarm, and firefighters brought the fire under control by 3:45 p.m. with operations continuing to about 6 p.m.
- Crews working under breathing protection found burning in a wooden intermediate floor and cut sections open to reach and extinguish hidden hotspots.
- Residents received a warning app alert to avoid the smoke, and authorities have not yet provided a damage estimate as the Kriminalpolizei examines the origin.